Bar set high by Bendtner

NICKLAS BENDTNER believes he can be one of the best strikers in the world in the next five years.

Arsenal forward Bendtner was crowned Denmark’s Player of the Year and, despite being ruled out through injury, has set himself the double target of top scoring in the Premier League and the World Cup.

After picking up his Player of the Year award in Copenhagen, Bendtner, 21, said: “I had three aims this year: to get into the Arsenal team, qualify for the World Cup and to be Player of the Year. I have achieved them all. I want to be top scorer in the Premier League, top scorer at the World Cup and, within five years, I want to be among the best strikers in the world.”

Bendtner has managed only one goal in the Premier League this season and is out until the new year with a groin injury.